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Sad but real reminder of our misguided past. Small but well laid out and friendly, knowledgeable volunteers. Lots of information about the islands past as a prison for predominately aborigines.

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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to write a review for the Rottnest Island Museum.
I will be sure to pass your review to our fantastic volunteer guides. They'll be very happy to receive such positive feedback.
We hope to have you back on the Island again soon.
Warm regards,
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The Rottnest Museum has a very comprehensive story of life on the island when it was an aboriginal penal colony. 1831-1903.
The artefacts and displays are very well presented.
There is also a very interesting video explaining how they found aboriginal graves near the old prison.
A gold coin donation is appreciated but not compulsory on entrance.
It is open...
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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Thank you for taking the time to write about your recent visit to the Rottnest Island Museum. We couldn't agree more, the museum is full of information about the Island's history, flora and fauna. We are glad you enjoyed your visit and hope to welcome you back to the Island soon.
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The museum is very small but it is very interesting. The history of the island being a prison was interesting.

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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Thank you for taking the time to write about your visit to the Rottnest Island Museum. We agree, the museum is jam packed with interesting artefacts about the Island's rich history. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your visit and hope to welcome you back soon.
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Rottnest Island
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This museum relies on donations, so put what you feel necessary in the tin.
A significant amount of information about the vast numbers of indigenous people that were sent to this island as well as local flora and fauna.
Worth a visit if you are on the island.

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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of your visit to the Rottnest Island Museum here on TripAdvisor.
Great to hear that you enjoyed your visit and we hope to see you again soon!
Warm regards,
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this is a cute little museum run by enthusiastic volunteers so do yourself and them a favor and give it a visit. It has a little of everything: history, natural history, geography, and a bit about the use of the island as part of the WA penal system.

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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Thank you very much for leaving such nice feedback. The friendly Volunteer Guides are great and they'll be very happy to receive such positive feedback.
We're glad to hear you had a fantastic experience and we hope to have you back on the Island again soon.
Warm regards,
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Apart from a few photos on the wall there is little to see. There is memorabilia from a wreck in the 1950s.

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Thank Carla S

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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and provide feedback.
Sorry to hear that your expectations regarding the museum were not met, as many of our visitors’ comments cite it as a well presented and informative museum that displays the Island’s unique history and has an impressive display of artefacts, historical photos and natural history exhibits.
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This museum is small but is packed full of information. It does not gloss over the sordid history of Rottnest and presents it in a manner where we can all learn how to be better people.
The museum also covers details of how Rottnest was formed and the animals that can be found on the island.
Recommend visiting if you...
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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to the Rottnest Island Museum. We are pleased to hear that you thoroughly enjoyed and are looking forward to having you back on the Island in the near future.
Warm regards,
Rottnest Island
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What a great place to go back in time and learn more about settlement, war preparations, Aboriginal convicts, and ships and marine life for a small gold coin donation. There are lots of personal artifacts and stories here that can leave you wondering more about those who lived here freely or as convicts, and what their lives must have been...
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Rottnest_Island, Customer Service at Rottnest Island Museum, responded to this review

Hi Glen,
thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice review! It's great to hear how much you enjoyed the fascinating exhibits of Rottnest Island's rich cultural and natural history in the museum. We're glad to hear you had a fantastic experience and we hope to have you back on the Island soon to discover some of...
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